Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitecross area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Ives South , and the 271st highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecross (PE27 6DR) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the St Ives South average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross (PE27 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Green Leys. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitecross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Norris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norris Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Globe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A1123 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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